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To understand how to go about framing the proposal we need to understand the scope of the

HTA study and all that would be involved in conducting it. This set of ten principles, listed

below, should guide the HTA process and its formulation.

i. The goal and scope of the HTA should be explicit and relevant to its use

ii. A clear system for setting priorities for HTA should exist

iii. HTA should be an unbiased and transparent exercise

iv. HTA should incorporate appropriate methods for assessing costs and benefits

v. HTAs should consider a wide range of evidence and outcomes

vi. A full societal perspective should be preferred when undertaking HTA

vii. HTA should consider all relevant technologies as comparators.

viii. HTAs should explicitly characterize uncertainty surrounding estimates

ix. HTAs should consider and address issues of generalizability and transferability

x. Those conducting HTAs should actively engage all key stakeholder groups

Following these principles helps in the formulation of the proposal becomes easy and ensures

that all key criteria needed for the study are included. Additionally we also need to make sure

that certain key topics are as indicated in Figure 1 are being covered while framing the
proposal.

Figure 1: Illustration of the crux of the HTA Process

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